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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Dog Dyeing

An interesting way suburbanites are spending their disposable income Styles Dog Grooming, 3049 West Chester Pike, Broomall, 610-355-0805 That suburbanites are now putting their disposable […]

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Pulse: Social Diary: Help Unwanted

You need Botox,” said a friend — more of an acquaintance, really, a woman I’d met twice before — some months ago, eyeing my forehead […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Is Entourage Killing Pablo?

This season, HBO’s hit comedy Entourage played up Vincent Chase (above) struggling to make Medellin, a film bio of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. As episodes […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Power: Rage Against The Machine

When a U.S. president is unpopular, the American people have a pretty tried-and-true way of letting him know it: They throw out all his buddies […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Trouble: Holy Wars

In this heavily Catholic state, there’s little political appetite to take on the Church. So it didn’t shock anyone that attempts last year by Pennsylvania […]

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Pulse: Philadelphicon: Walnut Street Theatre

You would think the Walnut Street Theatre would rest on its laurels. After all, the country’s oldest continuously operating theater has, in its 198-year history, […]

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From the Editor: Substance Works

The trend in magazines these days, as in the culture at large, leans toward fluff. The conventional wisdom holds that we look to media to […]

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Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Pretend You’re in Napa, Eating at the French Laundry

Hanover, PA The lemon verbena in my salad dressing had been picked an hour before we sat down to dinner. The cheese on our cheese […]

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Pulse: 60 Second Critic: CD: The Three Tenors of Soul

The Three Tenors of Soul, All the Way from Philadelphia Shanachie Entertainment; $18.98 The soulful “Sound of Philadelphia” once defined the city musically around the […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Diversion: Fright Night

If you’re thinking of skipping the 12 millionth Henri David Halloween ball this year and staying home to scare the bejesus out of yourself by […]

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Pulse: 60 Second Critic: Nonfiction: Amish Grace

How Forgiveness Transcended Traged Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy By Donald B. Kraybill, ­Steven M. Nolt and David L. Weaver-­Zercher (Jossey-Bass; $24.95) In the […]

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Good Life: The 411: Shopping Trip: Suburban Outfitters

Which one of Philly’s mainstay stores has up and moved from its Narberth location Bryn Mawr? Bryn Mawr is bursting with style these days. (Note […]

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Good Life: The 411: Party: Fashion Frenzy

The fall fashion show/cocktail party/street fair complete with street vendors and restaurant specials. WHO: The team behind 3000 B.C. spas and ever-in-fashion ­Matthew Izzo. WHAT: […]

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Good Life: The 411: Appearances: Rock On

The Plaza at King of Prussia to host designer Nikki Sixx and designer Phillip Lim at Neiman Marcus in October. Big hair may be out […]

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Pulse: 60 Second Critic: Sports: War Without Death

War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football’s NFC East By Mark Maske (Penguin; $25.95) War Without Death won’t satisfy your green-and-silver […]